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Sephora Black Friday haul 2023

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I have my Sephora Black Friday haul to share with you today. It mainly consists of palettes and foundations. Let’s begin with palettes.

I didn’t want to buy the Natasha Denona Xenon palette full price, so I waited for the Sephora Black Friday sale to pick it up. It’s not going to become my favourite or most used palette from Natasha Denona, but I did really enjoy this look that I created with it.

I picked up three products from the Pat McGrath Labs 2023 holiday collection; the Mthrshp Bijoux Brilliance: Starstruck Splendour blush and eye shadow palette, the Bijoux Brilliance eye shadow palette: Lunar Nightshade, and the Divine Blush + Bronze + Glow Trio: Fleurever Nude.

This is what the Mthrshp Bijoux Brilliance: Starstruck Splendour blush and eye shadow palette looks like. I’ve used four of the eyeshadows and one of the blush shades so far, and I really liked them.

This is what the Bijoux Brilliance eye shadow palette: Lunar Nightshade looks like. I really like this colour story with the purples and blues.

And this is what the Divine Blush + Bronze + Glow Trio: Fleurever Nude looks like. I haven’t tried the bronzer formula before neither have I tried this particular highlighter formula before, so I’m excited to wear all three shades together.

I also got a mini of the Rare Beauty Soft Pinch liquid blush in Hope. So cute!

It’s not often that I buy three foundations at once, but in this sale I did. I purchased a lighter shade (1N00) of the Make Up For Ever HD Skin Undetectable stay-true foundation, because the shade I already had was too dark on me. I’m really excited to try the R.E.M. Beauty Sweetener foundation. I picked up the shade Fair 2n. And the last foundation I purchased was the Rare Beauty Positive Light tinted moisturizer in 14W. I love a skin tint, and I’ve been wanting to try this one for quite a while.

The very last product I bought in the Sephora Black Friday sale was the Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask in Peppermint. I love sleeping masks and peppermint is one of my favourite scents, so I really excited to try this one out.

Green, but toned down and neutral

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. Another green eye look and red lip combo, but this green eye look is a bit more toned down and neutral.

(Base: primer – Iconic London Underglow blurring primer, foundation – Iconic London Super Smoother Blurring Skin Tint (shade: Cool Fair), concealers – e.l.f. Cosmetics Camo colour corrector (shade: Green) + Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmellow), powder – e.l.f. Cosmetics Prime & Stay finishing powder in Fair/Light. Face make-up: bronzer – Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Contour Wand in Fair-Medium, blusher – Charlotte Tilbury Matte Beauty Blush Wand Pillow Talk in Dream Pop, highlighter – Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Beauty Light Wand in Spotlight. Eye make-up: base – Sigma Beauty Eyeshadow Base Primer in Ignite, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + Colourpop Sage The Day palette (shades: Keep Calm + Nature Bae + Lit Vibes), mascara – Catrice Glam & Doll False Lashes mascara, eyeliner – Oden’s Eye Solmåne gel liner in 005 Avocado. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Essence Stay 8h lipliner in 08 Passionate + 3INA The Color Lip Glow in 244)

Comfy and cozy

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Here’s what I wore Wednesday December 6. I had a day off, so I just wanted to be comfy and cozy, and this matching sweatshirt and leggings set was the perfect thing to wear.

(Sweatshirt + leggings + socks – Monki, shoes – Crocs)

Green eye and red lip look

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I love doing all of these different versions of a green eye and red lip look.

(Base: primer – e.l.f Cosmetics Power Grip primer, foundation – Make Up For Ever HD Skin Undetectable stay-true foundation (shade: 1N00), concealers – e.l.f. Cosmetics Camo colour corrector (shade: Green) + Huda Beauty #FAUXFILTER Luminous Matte liquid concealer (shade: 1.3G Marshmellow), powders – Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Brightening Flawless Finish powder (shade: Fair/Medium) + Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish powder (shade: 1 Fair). Face make-up: bronzer – Rare Beauty Warm Wishes Effortless bronzer in Power Boost, blusher – Catrice Disney The Jungle Book blush stick in 010 An Elephant Never Forgets, highlighter – Colourpop Winx Club Lite Stix (shades: Darcy + Icy). Eye make-up: base – Sigma Beauty Eyeshadow Base Primer in Ignite, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + By BEAUTY BAY Earthy 42 Colour Palette (shades: Rave + Shamrock + Pixie) + Colourpop Hocus Pocus 2 Jelly Much shadow in I Am Calm!, mascara – Catrice Glam & Doll False Lashes mascara, eyeliner – Colourpop BFF Créme gel liner in Aglow. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: MAC Redd lip pencil + MAC Powder Kiss Velvet Blur Slim Stick in Devoted To Danger)

Collective haul (November 2023)

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I have a collective accessories, clothes, and make-up haul to share with you today. All of these items were purchased before Black Friday (I’ll be posting a separate Black Friday haul some other day). Let’s begin with the accessories for once.

This olive green bag is from Silfen, which is a bag brand that I really like. The style is called Ulrikke, and it’s slightly bigger than my other Silfen bags.

I wear head bands all the time, and I felt like I needed this almost holographic glitter one from Becksöndergaard. I’m wearing it here.

This purple rose choker is from a brand called Sui Ava. I thought I would try this trend out.

Another hair accessory that I love is a big hair clip. I picked up these two from DesignB in an Asos sale.

In that Asos sale, I also got a set of Chrismas scrunchies from Pieces and green glitter hoops from Asos Design.

The only two pieces of clothing in this haul are both from H&M. Both of them are also Christmas themed. The “All I Want For Christmas Is You” T-shirt has a picture of Mariah Carey on the back.

I decided to try out the new make-up line from H&M and picked up a blush, a highlighter, and two lipsticks.

The Oh My Blush pressed powder blush is in the shade Fruit Punch, and the At First Light pressed powder highlighter is in the shade Glass Slipper. Both shades look so pretty.

I bought one of the Matte Lippie matte lip colors (Coral Fixation) and one of the Satin Icon satin lip colors (Indie Pop). I wore the matte Coral Fixation shade here (with a gloss on top), and I really liked the colour. I’m excited to try out Indie Pop as well.

The Christmas palettes Oden’s Eye released last year were some of my favourite palettes of the year. They’re absolutely stunning! This year Oden’s Eye relaunched last year’s palettes together with two new ones; the Snow Dream palette and the Hey Reindeer palette. I think these are really pretty too, however, I do prefer the colour stories of last year’s palettes.

I’ve been wanting to try Lunar Beauty eyeshadows for a while, and when I saw their holiday release, I knew that this was the palette I was going to try. The palette is called Siren Sunset, and it has a mix of neutral, blue, green, and purple shades. I think everything about this palette looks beautiful.

I actually decided to also get the three liquid lipsticks that came with the Siren Sunset collection. They’re in the shades Sailor, Pink Pearl, and Abyss. I’m really excited to try these out.

Last, but most certainly not least, I picked up two Cosmic Brushes/Cosmic Beauty eyeshadow palettes. I’d been wanting the Delicious Delights palette ever since it launched, and now I’ve finally got my hands on it. And their newest palette, the Winter Wonderland palette, is right up my street. Both of these palettes are to be honest, and I can’t wait to play with them.

Not my fave

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. It’s not my favourite make-up look, but I just wanted to try something out and experiment. I do think the red and gold lip is kind of fun and festive though.

(Base: primer – MAC Frosted Blur primer in Cool + Clear, foundation – Urban Decay Stay Naked Hydromaniac Tinted Glow Hydrator (shade: 20 Fair Neutral), concealers – Ole Henriksen Banana Bright+ Vitamin CC Stick in Banana + Rimmel The Multi-Tasker concealer (shade: 020 Fair), powders – Essence Brighten Up! Banana powder in 10 Bababanana + Kiko Milano Radiant Fusion baked powder in 01. Face make-up: bronzer – e.l.f. Cosmetics Luminous Putty bronzer in Summer Fridays, blusher – Essence Disney Mickey And Friends Bouncy blush in 01 Never Grow Up, highlighter – Colourpop Super Shock highlighter in Flip Flop. Eye make-up: base – Sigma Beauty Eyeshadow Base Primer in Ignite, eyeshadows – Essence eyeshadow in 20 Cream + KVD beauty Moongarden vegan eyeshadow palette (shades: Saturnia Moth + Darkside Tide + Astral Oasis) + Colourpop Disney Princess Super Shock shadow in Beauty and The Beast, mascara – Kiko Milano Smart Colour mascara in 08 Jungle Green, eyeliner – Colourpop High School Musical Crème gel liner in In This Together. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Essence Stay 8h lipliner in 08 Passionate + NYX Love Lust Disco metallic lip topper in Gold Dipper)

Reduntant?

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Here’s the make-up I wore with this outfit. I wore another new Natasha Denona palette I haven’t hauled yet; the Xenon palette. Is the palette a bit reduntant, yes. Is the look I created with it really pretty, also yes.

(Base: primer – e.l.f. Cosmetics Liquid Poreless Putty primer, foundations – Make Up For Ever HD Skin Undetectable stay-true foundation (shade: 1N00), concealer – Natasha Denona Hy-Glam concealer (shade: RN1 + N2), powders – Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Brightening Flawless Finish powder (shade: Fair/Medium) + MAC Studio Fix Pro Set + Blur Weightless loose powder (shade: Light). Face make-up: bronzer – Milk Makeup Sculpt Stick in Toasted, blusher – Catrice Beautiful.You. Cream-To-Powder blush in C02 Treat Yourself, highlighter – Fenty Beauty Diamond Bomb All-Over Diamond Veil in How Many Carats?!. Eye make-up: base – MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Painterly, eyeshadows – Natasha Denona Xenon palette (shades: Contrail + Blizzard + Snirt + Cygnus + Superionic + Stellar + Sposh + Rime), mascara – Catrice Glam & Doll False Lashes mascara, eyeliners – Sephora Care eye pencil in 01 Fresh Licorice + Colourpop High School Musical Crème gel liner in Exit. Eyebrows: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze + Maybelline Brow Ultra Slim pencil in Medium Brown. Lips: Natasha Denona I Need A Rouge lip crayon in Emilia + Catrice Wild Escape high shine lipstick pen in C03 Unknown Desert)